Pro-Life Playbook: Men, Leadership, and the Culture of Life

Focusing on the the critical leadership of men in the culture of life, this event is for men, women, and everyone with a heart for life!

Join us for Holy Mass in the Church at 9am / Event begins: 9:45am in the Parish Hall.

Free Event.

Complemantary light breakfast.

Donations accepted; annual fundraiser for the Sisters of Life.

Registration politely requested, but not required (for food planning)

Hosted by St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church Sanctity of Life. Contact: Jill Mc Cabe / RespectLife.Jill@Gmail.com.

Special thanks to the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Knights of Columbus for their generous support of this event, our ministry, and the sanctity of life!

Donations are not required to attend this free event. Donations to support the Sisters of Life can be made when registering for this event, on the Sisters' website, or in-person at the event.

TO DONATE TO THE SISTERS OF LIFE: https://sistersoflife.org/donate (note "Pro-life Playbook' in the comments). Please donate generously. The Sisters of Life rely on our donations to support the lifesaving work of their pregnancy mission.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, 9/30/23 at Pro-life Playbook: Men, Leadership and the Culture of Life!

Jason Evert

International Pro-life Speaker and Bestselling Author

Jason Evert has traveled to six continents as a speaker to more than one million people over the past 20 years, including World Youth Days in Australia, Panama, Spain, and Poland. Jason holds a master’s degree in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and is the best-selling author of more than fifteen books including Pure Manhood, and Forged (with Matt Fraad).

He and his wife Crystalina are frequent guests on radio programs throughout the country, and their television appearances include MSNBC, Fox News, the BBC, and EWTN. Together, they run chastityproject.com and lead an international alliance of young people who promote purity in more than 40 countries.

Jason will be speaking on 'Men, Leadership and the Culture of Life'.

Most Reverend Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Olmsted

The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., July 2, 1973, and served as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix from 2003 - 2022.

Bishop Olmsted lived in Rome, Italy early in his priesthood, where he obtained a master’s degree in theology, a doctorate in Canon Law, and worked more than nine years in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. During the nine years of serving in the Holy See, he resided at the Pontifical North American College and assisted seminarians with spiritual direction.

Bishop Olmsted is the author of numerous apostolic exhortations, letters, and columns to the faithful including: Covanent of Love, Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling, Complete My Joy, Reflections on Amoris Laetitia, Self-Giving Love: Humanae Vitae's Paradoxical Wisdom, and his inspiring apostolic exhortation to Catholic men: Into the Breach.

Bishop Emeritus Olmsted remains a lifelong champion for the sanctity of life, and a beloved spiritual father in the Diocese of Phoenix and worldwide.

Bishop Olmsted will be speaking on 'The Fiat of Fatherhood and the Critical 'Yes' of Men'

The Sisters of Life

The Sisters of Life are a contemplative/active Roman Catholic community of women religious, who profess the three traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and a fourth vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of human life. Founded in 1991 by Cardinal John O’Connor, the Sisters of Life have been a gift in the Diocese of Phoenix since September 2021.

"We vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of every human life. As spiritual mothers living in the heart of the Church, we experience the threats to human dignity and life all the more deeply. We pray. We fast. We serve. Why? Because we want to uphold the dignity and worth of each person, created from and for God’s great love."

"Society tells us that our worth is measured by what we can do, produce, and achieve. But the human person is made for love, not use....That's why we exist."

The Sisters of Life will be speaking on 'The Gift of Masculinity'

Kevin Theriot, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom

For over 20 years, Kevin has been successful as lead counsel or co-counsel in cases protecting the unborn and preserving the freedoms of speech and religion including high-profile cases NIFLA v. Becerra, where he was part of the Supreme Court team that protected California pregnancy centers from being forced to refer for abortion and Kelvin Cochran v. City of Atlanta, where he defended Chief Cochran’s free speech rights from government censorship.

Mr. Theriot was one of several ADF attorneys who assisted Mississippi’s legal team with defending Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization at the Supreme Court, the victory that reversed Roe v. Wade. Kevin is also the author of God's Design for Masculinity: Biblical Instructions for Men.

Kevin will be speaking on 'The Legality of Fatherhood: Knowing the Playbook'

Tony Rizzo, Men’s Program Manager, Aid to Women’s Center

Tony is the Men’s Program Manager at Aid to Women Center, and is responsible for providing peer counseling and men’s educational services. Over the years, Tony has built a variety of men’s programs focused on a man’s unique role in life. Tony has a business background of 50 years and has served as an executive consultant and program manager for large national and world-wide organizations in the areas of operations, finance, and applied technology.

St. Bernard's Sanctity of Life likes to affectionately say "Tony helps turn boys into men", referring to his peer counseling work with fathers at the Aid to Women Center. Tony's great work was the inspiration for this event.

Tony will be speaking on 'Men Coaching Men to be Fathers for Life'